We pit brother against brother as we try and fail to determine who is the best
The initial Cake battle had some blowouts, some close calls, and some dark horse victories (some votes did come in after voting was officially closed, and were not counted). Hopefully, your favorites won, but if not, it’s time to pour … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Edible Eight
Even as the cakes went through their opening gauntlet, the people cried out: “Whither the pie bracket?” Wait no longer. As with the cakes, the list has been studied by a band of food obsessives, and some of the competitors … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Pie Sweet Sixteen
Back in 2010, the website Jezebel ran a Cake Vs. Pie tournament that took the internet by storm. Given how fast food tastes and trends shift, though, we should declare term limits on the winner and readdress which baked good … Continue reading Cake Vs. Pie Tournament: Cake Sweet Sixteen
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Vertigo (20), Chinatown (2). This is it, the fait accompli. … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament FINALS
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Third Man (1), Touch Of Evil (8), L.A. Confidential … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament SEMIFINALS
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Sunset Boulevard (13), The Big Sleep (9), Brick (4), Memento … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 4
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: The Nice Guys (25), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (17), Dead … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 3
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Pay tribute to the fallen: Notorious (64), Sweet Smell Of Success (63), Pickup On South … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 2
Upvote only your pick in each match-up. Voting begins one hour after the Day Thread goes up, and ends when the Night Thread gets here. Complaining goes wherever. Sorry if it takes awhile to get all the brackets posted. That’s … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament Round 1
***IMPORTANT NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING*** Previous tournaments of this kind have devolved into nitpicking whether this or that film counts as a “real” example of its genre. Being that noir is itself an incredibly tricky genre to pin … Continue reading Film Noir Tournament: Nominations
Before we get going, let’s pour one out for The Little Mermaid and Moana, two aquatic adventures that didn’t make the cut for the prize match. Now, VOTE! Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament FINALS!!!
We’re down to the final four now, but before we get going, let’s pour one out for the excellent movies we lost this time around. Alice in Wonderland Sleeping Beauty Mulan The Princess and the Frog Now, let’s argue about … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Semifinals
WOW. We had some savage matchups last time, some of which were very close, and we even had some last-minute upsets! Let’s pour one out for all the movies we lost. Dumbo The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad The … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Round 4
Once again, let’s pour one out for the movies, good and bad, that got eliminated in the previous round. Pinocchio The Three Caballeros Fun and Fancy Free Cinderella 101 Dalmatians Robin Hood The Fox and the Hound The Great Mouse … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Round 3
Last round was savage, and we lost a lot of good movies. Before we get started voting, let’s pour one out for all the movies we lost. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Bambi Saludos Amigos Make Mine Music Melody … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Round 2
First of all, the following films have received byes: Fantasia Alice in Wonderland The Jungle Book The Little Mermaid Beauty and the Beast Mulan The Princess and the Frog Wreck-It Ralph Now we begin the first elimination round! Y’all know … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Round 1
This will be a tournament to decide the best Disney animated movie. There will NOT be a nominations round, because Disney has done that for us, with their Disney Animated Canon/Classics list. However, there are 56 on that list, which … Continue reading Disney Animated Canon Tournament: Preliminaries
At the end, there is the final sweet release. All is dark. Two films enter, one will reign as…The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical. Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical: Finals
All is death. All is lost. There is no more, there is only suffering. We turn toward the light, for absolution…or oblivion. What is…The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical? Let’s do the Charleston. 4 entrants, 2 to move onto the finals. … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical: Semifinals
We wail to the heavens, but there is no mercy. No one will save us. What is… The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical? Let’s jig. 8 competitors enter, 4 will leave. Voting will end at 8 AM PST on the 22nd. Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical: Round 4
We bury our dead, pray to our gods for guidance, gather up our weapons, and march off to the next battle. What is…The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical? Let’s jam. Third Round: 16 competitors, 8 to move on. Voting ends on … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite Film Musical: Round 3
